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September 12, 2024Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Lower Recurrence Rate After Surgical Treatment for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Using a Digital Chest Drainage System

Peter S. Y. Yu KW Chan Kevin Lim Ivan C. H. Siu Randolph H.L. Wong Innes Yuk Pui Wan

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Abstract

This study assessed the impact of digital chest drainage systems for patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) as compared with conventional chest drainage.

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Yu et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e58cb9b6db6435875280aa https://doi.org/10.1177/15569845241272153

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